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The following is a list of cemeteries located in the Township of East Zorra-Tavistock. They are operated by community groups throughout the Township.

Amish Mennonite Pioneer Cemetery

  • Located at 985992 Perth-Oxford Road
  • This cemetery was opened before the east Zorra Mennonite Cemetery ca. 1840's
  • The stones have been moved to one end of the cemetery.

East Zorra Baptist Cemetery

  • Located at 924947 Cassel Sideroad
  • The earliest burial recorded was in 1853.

East Zorra Mennonite Cemetery

  • Located at 677044 16th Line
  • The congregation was established in the 1850's. There is a church beside the cemetery.

East Zorra Municipal (Brickyard) Cemetery

  • Located at 656981 15th Line
  • The adjoining farm owners donated this cemetery in 1857. The only burials being made there now are from the People Care Centre in Tavistock when there are no relatives to claim the deceased.

Grace United Cemetery

  • Located at 42 William St. South, Tavistock
  • Associated with the Grace United Church in Tavistock

Huntingford Anglican Cemetery

  • Located at 595815 Hwy 59
  • The church (Christ Church) associated with the cemetery was built in 1839.

Innerkip Cemetery

  • Located at Main/James St. Innerkip
  • It was transferred from a private family cemetery to the Innerkip Cemetery Company for use by the community in 1873.

New Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery

  • Located at 696556 17th Line
  • The New cemetery was opened when the old church burned down and a new one was built. There are some burials from Hebron United Church on the south side of the cemetery.

Old Evangelical United Brethren Cemetery

  • Located at 696854 17th Line
  • This cemetery was opened in 1858. In the 1940's, slabs and markers were laid flat and enclosed with a fence.

St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery

  • Located at 965565 Maplewood Sideroad
  • Associated with St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, which was built in 1866. Burial records date to the 1850's.

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran

  • Located at Roth St. Tavistock
  • A half-acre was made available for cemetery use at the Grand Trunk Railway tracks in 1882.

Trinity Anglican Cemetery

  • Located at 596682 Hwy 59
  • Consecrated at the same time as the church on June 14, 1861, however the first burial was in 1849.

Vandecar Cemetery

  • Located at 515887 11th Line
  • A pioneer cemetery, its earliest burial was in 1848. Many of the older tombstones have been placed in a central cairn.
  • On July 18, 2015 a War of 1812 Veterans' Plaque for Isaac Osborn was dedicated. More information about Private Isaac Osborn is available through the War of 1812 Graveside Project.

House of Refuge Cemetery

  • Located at 515137 11th Line
  • There are no stones in this cemetery, only a large Cross which has been erected with the names of people buried there. Many of the residents were claimed by family and buried at other cemeteries in the County.
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